Sanjive

I do have M+S tires on and that's why i was more perplexed as to how this could have happened. And the thickness of ice/snow was not more than even half inch. The VSC is on too.

Hi Guys, I am new to this club but have seen many posts earlier using google. Today I tested the ECT SNOW feature in my RX300 as there was lot of ice and snow on the drive way in may apartment. I live in Columbus, OH and there is not that much snow as compared to North East or Midwest so far this year. When I turned it on and drove for some 100 meters and took a turn the car just skidded and I lost control of the car and it went on the median. Though i was driving at only 5 miles and applied breaks after it started skidding and took my foot off the throttle, still it skidded. I am not sure why this happened? After this I turned off the ECT SNOW feature and then every thing was fine. I was able to drive with out any issue in that icy/snow condition. I am wondering if ECT SNOW should be on while driving or should I use it only to take off and then turn it off? Any ideas why this could have happened? Thanks, Sanjive